acquisition

In this interview series, we profile trailblazing women working in M&A, private capital and finance who are driving deals. We highlight their experiences and achievements, and share their insights on what the industry can do to ensure that we see more...

In his new book, The Messy Marketplace: Selling Your Business in a World of Imperfect Buyers, Brent Beshore, founder and CEO of adventur.es, takes what he’s learned through years of experience buying small and midsize businesses to write the ultimate insider’s...

The Proust Questionnaire was a parlor game popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. He believed that, by answering a few provocative questions, a person would reveal his or her true nature. In this series, we’ve asked a who’s who of M&A,...

In this interview series, we profile trailblazing women working in M&A, private capital and finance who are driving deals. We highlight their experiences and achievements, and share their insights on what the industry can do to ensure that we see more...

The Proust Questionnaire was a parlor game popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. He believed that, by answering a few provocative questions, a person would reveal his or her true nature. In this series, we’ve asked a who’s who of M&A,...

Closing a merger or acquisition is one thing, but successfully integrating the two companies post-M&A brings complex challenges, not least of which is getting the workforce on board so that the value of the merger can be realized. We sat down...

Marriott International’s acknowledgment that hackers had stolen records for more than 500 million customers over the past four years highlights the risk of exposure to cyberthreats during mergers. The data breach, which started in 2014, superseded the Marriott and Starwood merger,...

In the world of mergers and acquisitions, few issues are more vexing than valuation. M&A professionals know all too well that clash of valuation views can be one of the most common obstacles in negotiating an M&A deal. It’s a topic...

Beyond Meat has already won over both health conscientious carnivores and vegans alike with its lab-created, plant protein-based meats, now it’s giving the public a chance to hold stock in the company. Amidst rumours, leaks, and speculation, the California-based company officially...

Softbank's recent $3 billion commitment to WeWork raises the shared workspace hawker’s valuation to around $42 billion. It’s a tech unicorn-worthy valuation, one the startups and serial entrepreneurs that have set up shop in WeWork spaces across 83 cities and 24...